Dave Thorsen

I saw Dave Thorsen last night at the magic castle. He taught me card and coin magic last year. It was nice to see him again. This picture taken sometime in March 2011. Time flew!

Kickboxing lessons for Magic lessons

Lou Serrano has helped tremendously with my close-up magic. I am very grateful to have a best friend like Lou in my life. We reviewed my card technique for the full hour. Then we worked on some boxing skills. We began with a warm-up, followed by shadow boxing, then focus mitt work. We finished off by hitting the big bag. I demonstrated boxing technique on the big bag which he videoed for the purpose of learning; foot work, continuous head movement, economy of motion, and how to hit with proper leverage...

Magic Castle Night!

Matt Salinas and Milt Larsen at The Magic Castle

Wow! I went to the magicians library and exchanged card magic ideas with my friend Otmaro; he is helping me with seven songs I wrote on the piano a few years ago. We are Musicians and Magicians; I know it's crazy!

Then I asked Milt Larson, founder of the World Famous Magic Castle, if I could paint his portrait and he said yes! I'm looking forward to doing it. It will be a gift from me to him.

To end the evening, Otmaro and I saw Brandon Scott perform in the Parlour. Brandon performed in English and in Spanish and did an excellent job of it. I was very pleased being a Spanish speaker myself:) 

An Evening at Magic Castle

I just saw R. Paul Wilson perform card magic in the close-up room and  Chef Anton perform an amazing shell and pea routine in the same room later that evening. I enjoyed the Palace with Murray Hatfield & Teresa who as husband and wife performed  great illusions with perplexing escapes from boxes of all shapes. If I ever perform stage magic with an assistant, that is the type of magic I would do...

Family

I took my two sisters, my niece, my brother and his wife to the Magic Castle last night. They had never been to the Castle. We all had a good time...

Japan Week at the Magic Castle

I just got back from the Magic Castle. I saw almost every show, but the one that really stood out to me was the  Shinichi Maruyama show in the close-up room. He did card magic for the entire performance. His skill and personality captivated the audience. The most important thing that I enjoyed was that throughout the entire show, he enjoyed himself. His enthusiasm to perform magic achieved a higher level of entertainment...

Magician Sings & Plays the Piano!

 

I haven't played the piano or done any singing for a long time. And here I am singing a Journey song.

Magic Castle

 I saw some very impressive card magic done by Jamy Ian Swiss in the close-up room a few hours ago on Wednesday night. In the Palace of Mystery, Murray SawChuck performed some grand illusions with his side-kick Lefty performing card stage magic and a zombie ball routine. I enjoyed Murrays Metamorphasis routine and Zig-zag box trick. I ended the evening watching Jesse Dee in the close-up room where he did some very impressive coin tricks and ended with a fish bowl filled with water and live fish and fish food under his hat for a finally.